cybok-session-coinquiry¹

Session plans and learning materials for a mapping workshop, designed to help raise cyber-enabled practitioner awareness and adoption of the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK).

Required materials

• Room with a large screen.
• Slides for instructor led presentations.
  • See example_slides.pdf.
• Handouts with the CyBOK tabular reference
  • See tabular reference.
• Large (A3/A2) paper / whiteboards.
• Pens.
• Post-it notes.
• (Optional) Handouts with the CyBOK knowledge areas and groups as wordclouds.
  • See wordclouds.

Intended learning outcomes

• Recognize/describe the different areas of the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK).
• Relate your job role to different knowledge areas in the CyBOK.

Suggested Session Plan

Action	Materials	Duriation
Welcome/warmer: Is Cyber Security a part of your job role?	Presentation, large screen	5 mins
Presentation: Intended learning outcomes	Presentation, large screen	5 mins
Activity: Form groups with others who have similar job roles. Aim for 5-6 people per group. Devise a shared name for your group and job roles.	None	15 mins
Presentation: What is the CyBOK?	Presentation, large screen	10 mins
Activity: Map your knowledge of cyber security. Use the word clouds, pen/paper, post-it notes.	Large paper/whiteboard for each group, pens, post-it notes	20 mins
Presentation: The CyBOK knowledge areas.	Presentation, large screen	15 mins
Activity: Map your groups job roles to CyBOK knowledge areas. Use the tabular reference as a guide. Wordcloud prompts will be provided part way through if needed.	Mapping worksheet, pens, post-it notes	30 mins
Activity: Present your mappings back to the other groups. With facilitated discussion.	None	10 mins
Presentation: Summary and next steps.	Presentation, large screen	5 mins

Footnotes

1. This work is/was supported by the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) call for funded Outreach, Adoption, and Awareness projects around CyBOK v1.1. CyBOK © Crown Copyright, The National Cyber Security Centre 2023, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. ↩